Florian Fricke

Florian Fricke (23 February 1944 in Lindau am Bodensee, Germany – 29 December 2001 in Munich) was a German musician who started his professional career with electronic music using the Moog synthesizer within the Krautrock group Popol Vuh. His music and that of the band however soon evolved in a completely different direction, and he almost completely abandoned synthesizers in favor of the acoustic piano.

History

Fricke started playing piano as a child. He studied piano, composition and directing at the Conservatories in Freiburg and Munich. It was in Munich that, at 18, he dedicated himself to new kinds of music like free jazz. He also filmed some short amateur films. (He would later become a movie and music critic for the German magazine Der Spiegel and the Swiss paper Neue Zürcher Zeitung). It was also in Munich that he met Gerhard Augustin, who for many years would be his producer.

Florian Fricke

Florian Fricke (23 February 1944 in Lindau am Bodensee, Germany – 29 December 2001 in Munich) was a German musician who started his professional career with electronic music using the Moog synthesizer within the Krautrock group Popol Vuh. His music and that of the band however soon evolved in a completely different direction, and he almost completely abandoned synthesizers in favor of the acoustic piano.

History

Fricke started playing piano as a child. He studied piano, composition and directing at the Conservatories in Freiburg and Munich. It was in Munich that, at 18, he dedicated himself to new kinds of music like free jazz. He also filmed some short amateur films. (He would later become a movie and music critic for the German magazine Der Spiegel and the Swiss paper Neue Zürcher Zeitung). It was also in Munich that he met Gerhard Augustin, who for many years would be his producer.

Friendship With FlorianFricke. The pioneering ambient/krautrock band Popol Vuh -- spearheaded by the late FlorianFricke -- soundtracked several of Herzog's films, including the all-time masterpiece Aguirre, Wrath of God. While Herzog's relationship with Fricke wasn't as volatile as his connection to actor Klaus Kinski, it wasn't always smooth....

Friendship With FlorianFricke. The pioneering ambient/krautrock band Popol Vuh -- spearheaded by the late FlorianFricke -- soundtracked several of Herzog's films, including the all-time masterpiece Aguirre, Wrath of God. While Herzog's relationship with Fricke wasn't as volatile as his connection to actor Klaus Kinski, it wasn't always smooth....

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